The Severin Films Podcast
A once a month show to act as a companion piece to our new title announcements. Join co-hosts David, Andrew, and Zach who will be going in-depth on the releases and giving you stories, insight, and more!
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MARCH 2026 - SANGSTER DIRECTS HAMMER / CHILDREN OF THE WICKER MAN / LUCILE HADŽIHALILOVIĆ SET
04/03/2026
MARCH 2026 - SANGSTER DIRECTS HAMMER / CHILDREN OF THE WICKER MAN / LUCILE HADŽIHALILOVIĆ SET
Prepare yourself for a podcast of intimate, hypnotic and bloody abundance, in which David, Andrew, Amy and Special Guest Producer Gillian Horvat discuss the 7-disc wonders of SANGSTER DIRECTS HAMMER, the most exceptional Hammer Films collection ever released in North America. If you love THE WICKER MAN, you’ll want to hear the startling backstory of Dominic and Justin Hardy’s award-winning documentary CHILDREN OF THE WICKER MAN. Then Joe Yanick of partner label Yellow Veil Pictures unveils THE WORLDS OF LUCILE HADŽIHALILOVIĆ, the 4 Disc set featuring a quartet of classic films by one of the world’s most transgressive filmmakers. Finally, David, Amy, and Gillian reveal – and nobly defend – their own Top Hammer Titles of All Time. Be sure to stick around for Rendezvous After Hours as DJ Alfonso unleashes a sonic bacchanal inspired by this month’s announcements. TIME STAMPS: 11:00 - HORROR OF FRANKENSTEIN 41:20 - LUST FOR A VAMPIRE 1:02:00 - FEAR IN THE NIGHT 1:18:30 - CHILDREN OF THE WICKER MAN 1:26:00 - Interview with Joe Yanick from Yellow Veil about the LUCILE HADŽIHALILOVIĆ SET 1:40:35 - Hammer Films top 10 2:57:45 - Rendezvous After Hours
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FEBRUARY 2026 - SUZZANNA / FROM BANGKOK WITH BULLETS / VOICES FROM BEYOND
02/27/2026
FEBRUARY 2026 - SUZZANNA / FROM BANGKOK WITH BULLETS / VOICES FROM BEYOND
Join David, Andrew, Amy & Zach as they discuss the shortest month’s huge releases, featuring the grisly delights of our SUZZANNA: EMPRESS OF DARKNESS Box Set, the cheezy pleasures of Uncle Jess’ pair o’ rarities in our FROM BANGKOK WITH BULLETS Collection, and the return-to-form knockout that is Lucio Fulci’s penultimate film VOICES FROM BEYOND in 4K UHD. Then stick around for Rendezvous After Hours as DJ Alfonso spins sonic delectables inspired by this month’s releases. TIME STAMPS 3:24 - SUZZANNA: EMPRESS OF DARKNESS 37:40 - FROM BANGKOK WITH BULLETS 1:01:00 - VOICES FROM BEYOND 1:15:10 - Rendezvous After Hours
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JANUARY 2026 - "GUTTER AUTEUR" / ANTONIO MARGHERITI & THE JUNGLES OF DOOM
01/30/2026
JANUARY 2026 - "GUTTER AUTEUR" / ANTONIO MARGHERITI & THE JUNGLES OF DOOM
Starting 2026 and Severin's 20th anniversary off with a BANG... figuratively and literally! Join the Sev Team as we delve deep into the gutter to reveal some lost films by Andy Milligan and reveal what was really in the Ark of the Covenant... Turns out it was three Indiana Jones rip-off films by the Italian master Antonio Margheriti. We’re also joined by co-directors of THE DEGENERATE: THE LIFE AND FILMS OF ANDY MILLIGAN Josh Johnson and Grayson Johnson, which premiered at Tribeca Film Festival last year. Available for the first time on home video with 4 lost films from Andy Milligan all making their disc debut. The savages at Severin are coming for your wallet and the soundtrack is provided by DJ Alfonso with a new episode of Rendezvous After Hours! TIME STAMPS: 4:00 - THE DEGENERATE: THE LIFE AND FILMS OF ANDY MILLIGAN 12:45 - Interview with directors Josh Johnson and Grayson Johnson 34:40 - "GUTTER AUTEUR" THE LOST LEGACY OF ANDY MILLIGAN 57:00 - ANTONIO MARGHERITI & THE JUNGLES OF DOOM 59:50 - HUNTERS OF THE GOLDEN COBRA 1:08:20 - ARK OF THE SUN GOD 1:16:00 - JUNGLE RAIDERS 1:28:10 - Rendezvous After Hours
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BEST OF 2025
12/31/2025
BEST OF 2025
Happy New Year from Severin Films! This is just a fun discussion of our top 5 favorite releases from 2025 as we get ready to welcome 2026, our 20th anniversary!
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NOVEMBER 2025 - BLACK FRIDAY
11/24/2025
NOVEMBER 2025 - BLACK FRIDAY
Our biggest and best Black Friday Sale yet warrants an equally epic podcast! Join the Sev Team as biblical liberties are taken, Mario Bava is exalted, partial arts are praised, vampire hitwomen are unleashed, Tadashi Yamashita is renamed, Eddie The Flying Gimp returns, Barbara Steele is restored, and UHD Upgrade Sunday delivers 4K greatness. We’re also joined by author and Severin producer Kier-La Janisse to discuss the German juvenile delinquent classic NORTH SEA IS DEAD SEA as well as the landmark radical sci-fi of THE FINAL PROGRAMME, and filmmaker/film obsessive Nicholas McCarthy (THE PACT) to delve into the mind-roasting vanity project WTF*ckery that is STUDENT CONFIDENTIAL. As if all this weren’t enough cranberry sauce for your soul, DJ Alfonso spins the sonic orgy that is Rendezvous After Hours! TIME STAMPS: 2:00 - NORTH SEA IS DEATH SEA 15:00 - THE FINAL PROGRAMME 27:30 - THE DEVILS RAIN 32:30 - A BAY OF BLOOD 50:50 - THE CRIPPLED MASTERS 1:02:00 - BRONSON LEE, CHAMPION / ZA KARATE TRILOGY 1:10:00 - THE IDIOT BOX 1:18:30 - STUDENT CONFIDENTIAL 1:36:50 - THE GHOST 1:55:45 - ADAM AND EVE 2:06:00 - RAZOR BLADE SMILE 2:12:00 - RETRIBUTION / LOOKIN' ITALIAN 2:27:00 - SHE KILLED IN ECSTASY / VAMPYROS LESBOS 2:47:10 - Rendezvous After Hours
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NOVEMBER 2025 - EUROCRYPT OF CHRISTOPHER LEE Vol. 3
11/11/2025
NOVEMBER 2025 - EUROCRYPT OF CHRISTOPHER LEE Vol. 3
HO-HUM AND HOWDOYADO?? The Eurocrypt is back with a brand new volume and a massive amount of Christopher Lee oddities from his time in Europe. See Lee fight, foil, fright, and... run a private boys school?! While the most eclectic of the sets it truely shows how diverse his talents were on screen in the Severin teams favorite edition of the Eurocrypt yet. Join the team as they break down all 6 discs including multiple debuts as well as the absolutely essential LIFE AND DEATHS OF CHRISTOPHER LEE. As always stay tuned afterwards for DJ Alfonso in Rendezvous After Hours! TIME STAMPS: 10:45 - BEAT GIRL 24:40 - HANDS OF ORLAC 34:00 - THE VIRGIN OF NUREMBERG 40:00 - ARABIAN ADVENTURE 52:00 - A FEAST AT MIDNIGHT 1:04:25 - LIFE AND DEATHS OF CHRISTOPHER LEE 1:13:32 - Rendezvous After Hours
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OCTOBER 2025 - EXORCISMO BOX SET
10/08/2025
OCTOBER 2025 - EXORCISMO BOX SET
Join the Severin crew as they discuss the newest box set EXORCISMO: DEFYING A DICTATOR & RAISING HELL IN POST-FRANCO SPAIN with the producer Alberto Sedano! Under the Franco dictatorship, Spain’s rigid censorship laws controlled all national entertainment. But following Franco’s death in 1975, certain films began to embody a period in Spanish history when cinematic expression became political freedom. 19 FEATURE FILMS ON 10 DISCS Including the award-winning documentary EXORCISMO: The Transgressive Legacy of Clasificada “S”! And as always stay tuned for another episode of Rendezvous After Hours where DJ Alfonso created a list by this months insane announcement! TIME STAMPS: 1:44 - D1 - EXORCISMO / FAR FROM THE TREES 17:10 - D2 - BELL FROM HELL / CREATION OF THE DAMNED 32:55 - D3 - THE DEVIL'S EXORCIST / AFTER... PART ONE 47:35 - D4 - THE PEOPLE WHO OWN THE DARK 56:28 - D5 - BATTERED FLESH / THE PRIEST 1:11:00 - D6 - SINS OF A NYMPHO / DIMORFO 1:24:00 - D7- BLOODY SEX / MORBUS 1:34:55 - D8 - FACES / TRIANGLE OF LUST 1:45:20 - D9 - THE HOUSE IN THE OUTSKIRTS / SUPERNATURAL 1:54:38 - D10 - POPPERS / AFTER... PART TWO 2:06:00 - Rendezvous After Hours
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SEPTEMBER 2025 - SAGA EROTICA - THE EMMANUELLE COLLECTION
09/17/2025
SEPTEMBER 2025 - SAGA EROTICA - THE EMMANUELLE COLLECTION
Join the Severin along with special guest, Producer, Gillian Wallace Horvat discuss the film series that's still as hot today as it was when it was burning up the silver screen... Sylvia Kristel's EMMANUELLE! We go disc-by-disc through this 4-film box set and give in to temptations of each film and all the wonderous bonus features that await us. The Sylvia Kristel trilogy has never seen extras quite like these, including archival making-of featurettes that haven't seen the public eye since they originally broadcast. Not to mention the ever illusive I, EMMANUELLE making it's disc debut! While this isn't starring Sylvia Kristel, it's very much deserving of the Emmanuelle name while also being a perfect example of a Severin release ripe for discovery. As always, DJ Alfonso provides a playlist of songs inspired by this months drop! Timecodes for the Episode: 7:45 - EMMANUELLE 32:29 - EMMANUELLE II 46:44 - GOODBYE EMMANUELLE 57:55 - I, EMMANUELLE 1:13:23 - Rendezvous After Hours
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JULY 2025 - SEVERIN SUMMER SALE
07/24/2025
JULY 2025 - SEVERIN SUMMER SALE
That's not a cool breeze whafting over you and giving you goosebumps... it's the SEVERIN SUMMER SALE!!! Join the Severin crew as they break down this 10-release line up along with some special guests. As always, DJ Alfonso provides a playlist of songs inspired by this months drop! Timecodes for the Episode: 6:26 - FERAT VAMPIRE w/Kier-La Janisse 22:04 - BASKIN w/director Can Evrenol 40:40 - DEAD SLEEP 51:10 - NIGHT OF THE SHARKS 1:02:03 - THE SHARK HUNTER 1:10:43 - MONSTER SHARK 1:22:09 - SISTERS w/director Douglas Buck 1:45:22 - FEARLESS DRAGONS 1:53:25 - SKINHEADS 2:01:33 - KILL LIST 2:11:00 - UHD UPGRADE SUNDAY 2:24:17 - Rendezvous After Hours
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JUNE 2025 - DANZA MACABRA V4
06/20/2025
JUNE 2025 - DANZA MACABRA V4
Talk about "June Gloom!" Join the Severin crew break down volume 4 of the Italian Gothic series DANZA MACABRA with special guest, Kat Ellinger! We go disc-by-disc through this 11-disc box set including some of the best examples of Gothic Horror that has gone under the radar for some fans. Barbara Steele thrives in TERROR-CREATURES FROM THE GRAVE. The disc premiere of the fully un-cut NIGHT OF THE DAMNED. THE DEVIL'S WEDDING NIGHT starring the Italian horror queen herself, Rosalba Neri. Lastly, a very well deserved upgrade to a film starring unforgettable icons Carroll Baker and George Eastman... BABA YAGA! As always, DJ Alfonso provides a playlist of songs inspired by this months drop! Timecodes for the Episode: 5:40 - TERROR-CREATURES FROM THE GRAVE 17:40 - NIGHT OF THE DAMNED 25:35 - THE DEVIL'S WEDDING NIGHT 39:20 - BABA YAGA 52:59 - Rendezvous After Hours
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MAY 2025 - HIGH TENSION 4 Films by Lamberto Bava / THE ODD JOB / NEGATIVES / THE GHOST OF PETER SELLERS
05/26/2025
MAY 2025 - HIGH TENSION 4 Films by Lamberto Bava / THE ODD JOB / NEGATIVES / THE GHOST OF PETER SELLERS
MAY-HEM ensues with this set of releases on and off screen! The Severin Team are abroad this month at the Cannes Film Festival but that won't stop them from spreading the good word. In fact, a lot of deals for our releases are struck at Cannes each year! Listen as we break down the three titles hitting shelves this may including three under-appreciated titles from auteur Peter Medak, including his debut film NEGATIVES, THE ODD JOB, and THE GHOST OF PETER SELLERS. Also coming out this month is a 4-film series from Lamberto Bava made for TV but only aired once due to the extreme violence and shocking subject matter... The HIGH TENSION series was deemed TOO HOT FOR TV and shelved until now! Gear up for a fun episode with special guests along the way who we ran into on the Croisette. As always, DJ Alfonso provides a playlist of songs inspired by this months drop! Timecodes for the Episode: 3:20 - THE GHOST OF PETER SELLERS 23:14 - NEGATIVES 32:17 - SPARROWS CAN'T SING (Bonus feature with NEGATIVES) 38:20 - THE ODD JOB 48:50 - HIGH TENSION - FOUR FILMS BY LAMBERTO BAVA 1:09:50 - Interview with composer Simon Boswell 1:27:50 - Rendezvous After Hours
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APRIL 2025 - BLOODY LEGEND: The Complete Cliff Twemlow Collection
04/16/2025
APRIL 2025 - BLOODY LEGEND: The Complete Cliff Twemlow Collection
WARNING: THIS EPISODE IS NOT FOR THE SQUEAMISH! Severin and Intervision want to take you out for a night on the town... with the toughest bouncer in Manchester! Join us and special guests, filmmaker Jake West & actor/writer/producer Brian Sterling-Vete, as we break down the first ever Intervision box set with the entire filmography of shot-on-video mogul Cliff Twemlow, who was the driving force behind 10 films, including the infamous Video Nasty G.B.H. It's an episode full of body building, sweat drenched punches, and most of all COUNTLESS HOURS OF S.O.V. INSANITY! As always, DJ Alfonso provides a playlist of songs inspired by this months drop! Timecodes for the Episode: 6:41 - MANCUNIAN MAN 17:52 - TUXEDO WARRIOR 22:03 - G.B.H. GREVOUS BODILY HARM 30:39 - TARGET EVE ISLAND / THE IBIZA CONNECTION 44:34 - AFRICAN RUN / MOONSTALKER 56:44 - EYE OF SATAN / HITMAN 1:05:55 - FIRESTAR: FIRST CONTACT / TOKYO SUNRISE 1:14:34 - G.B.H. 2: LETHAL IMPACT / BAD WEEKEND 1:23:00 - FITNESS AFTER 40 / THE ART OF NUDE MASSAGE 1:33:16 - Rendezvous After Hours
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MARCH 2025 - DR. WHO AND THE DALEKS & DALEKS' INVASION EARTH 2150AD / JACK THE RIPPER / UNKNOWN WORLD
03/24/2025
MARCH 2025 - DR. WHO AND THE DALEKS & DALEKS' INVASION EARTH 2150AD / JACK THE RIPPER / UNKNOWN WORLD
UHD releases so good you'll have to EXTERMINATE all your previous editions!!! Join us as we break down all four of the March titles. Taking a step back in time with Peter Cushing as the good Doctor in DOCTOR WHO AND THE DALEKS and DALEKS' INVASION EARTH 2150AD making their US UHD Debut! Also coming to UHD is a Severin staple, JACK THE RIPPER, which has been sourced from newly discovered elements. Lastly, a sci-fi film ghost written by the great Dalton Trubmo, the iconic writer who was blacklisted from the industry AND STILL won Oscars... UNKNOWN WORLD! As always, DJ Alfonso provides a playlist of songs inspired by this months drop! Hope you're ready for this! TIME STAMPS: 11:20 - DR. WHO AND THE DALEKS and overall DR. WHO discussion 25:20 - DALEKS' INVASION EARTH 2150 AD 32:20 - JACK THE RIPPER 52:50 - UNKNOWN WORLD 1:01:15 - Rendezvous After Hours w/DJ Alfonso
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FEBRUARY 2025 - HOUSE OF PSYCHOTIC WOMEN Vol. 2 / IN MY SKIN / ENTERTAINING MR. SLOANE
02/14/2025
FEBRUARY 2025 - HOUSE OF PSYCHOTIC WOMEN Vol. 2 / IN MY SKIN / ENTERTAINING MR. SLOANE
Love is in the air at Severin and this month is proof that romance comes in all shapes and sizes. Join us and special guest Kier-La Janisee as we break down this very romantic slate of titles coming out this February. We celebrate the much anticipated volume 2 of HOUSE OF PSYCHOTIC WOMEN (BUTTERFLY KISS, MORGIANA, THE SAVAGE EYE, and THE GLASS CEILING), IN MY SKIN making it's UHD debut, and the most unconventional love story of them all... Joe Orton's iconic ENTERTAINING MR. SLOANE. As always, DJ Alfonso provides a playlist of songs inspired by this months drop! Hope you're ready for this! Timecodes for the Episode: 02:47 - ENTERTAINING MR. SLOANE 18:37 - HOUSE OF PSYCHOTIC WOMEN V2 19:55 - BUTTERFLY KISS 38:02 - MORGIANA 47:08 - THE SAVAGE EYE 59:55 - THE GLASS CEILING 1:14:24 - IN MY SKIN 1:37:00 - HOPW Board Game 1:44:50 - Rendezvous After Hours
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JANUARY 2025 - UP! MOTORPSYCHO! THE PICK-UP
01/27/2025
JANUARY 2025 - UP! MOTORPSYCHO! THE PICK-UP
TRUSTS, BUSTS, and THRUSTS! Ring in the New Year with Russ Meyer's favorite thing... A GOOD PAIR (of UHD debuts!) Listen as we break down the three titles hitting shelves this January including two more titles from the Russ Meyer catalogue, MOTORPSYCHO! and UP making thier UHD debuts. While we're on the subject of making the impossible a reality, we celebrate the iconic exploitation director Lee Frost's roughie, THE PICK-UP being remastered from the thought-to-be-lost original camera negative. As always, DJ Alfonso provides a playlist of songs inspired by this months drop! Hope you're ready for this! Timecodes for the Episode: 00:41 - Ode to David Lynch 9:43 - MOTORPSYCHO! 18:25 - UP! 31:24 - THE PICK-UP 38:35 - MAU MAU SEX SEX 44:00 - Interview with Something Weird Video's Lisa Petrucci 1:08:00 - Rendezvous After Hours
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DECEMBER 2024 - FEAR IN THE PHILIPPINES and BEST OF 2024
12/31/2024
DECEMBER 2024 - FEAR IN THE PHILIPPINES and BEST OF 2024
Don't look behind you... the dastardly dealers at Severin are coming at you with a list of their favorite releases and events from 2024! Join your co-hosts with special guest Kier-La Janisse, as we re-enter BLOOD ISLAND with our FEAR IN THE PHILIPPINES collection. We also take a moment to look back on this past year and all the insane things that happened in 365 days. It's a very loose episode, but a very fun listen! As always, DJ Alfonso provides a playlist of songs inspired by this benchmark year! 02:30 - FEAR IN THE PHILIPPINES 05:24 - 2024 Recap 1:31:30 - Rendezvous After-Hours with /DJ Alfonso Thank you all for listening, participating, having fun with us, and supporting home video. Happy New Year!
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NOVEMBER 2024 - BLACK FRIDAY
11/27/2024
NOVEMBER 2024 - BLACK FRIDAY
Your best buds covered in blood are BACK... and we're HUNGRY. Join the full crew, with special guest Claire Donner, in breaking down all ten titles available starting Black Friday plus exclusive merch as well as a few other surprises in this power packed episode. Listen in as we discuss the full slate including our impressive slate of cannibal films, LAST CANNIBAL WORLD, EATEN ALIVE!, SLAVE OF THE CANNIBAL GOD, all making their UHD debut. Also included this gut munching month of movies on UHD, DELICATESSEN, ANTIVIRAL, HELL OF THE LIVING DEAD, RATS NIGHT OF TERROR, and NIGHT TRAIN MURDERS! Bringing up the rear are two Severin icons, Jess Franco with THONG GIRLS and Lamberto Bava with a remake of his father's masterpiece THE MASK OF SATAN making their home video debuts. As always, DJ Alfonso curated a special playlist to celebrate! Timecodes below: 2:35 - HELL OF THE LIVING DEAD 19:00 - RATS NIGHT OF TERROR 33:50 - Interview with author Brad Carter 48:00 - DELICATESSEN 1:01:00 - SLAVE OF THE CANNIBAL GOD 1:16:00 - EATEN ALIVE! 1:30:30 - LAST CANNIBAL WORLD 1:55:00 - ANTIVIRAL 2:12:55 - THONG GIRLS 2:26:00 - NIGHT TRAIN MURDERS 2:39:00 - THE MASK OF SATAN 2:55:00 - Rendezvous After Hours
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OCTOBER 2024 - RUSS MEYER. ED WOOD, and SCALA!!!
11/08/2024
OCTOBER 2024 - RUSS MEYER. ED WOOD, and SCALA!!!
Sometimes good things are worth the wait and this podcast is no exception! We're BACK with two of Hollywood's most infamous filmmakers and a theater that screened them more than anything else... Join us as we discuss the Russ Meyer VIXEN trilogy and the nearly decade long journey that lead to Severin and the Russ Meyer Trust becoming bosom buddies... IN BOSOMANIA! We break down the full-frontal BREASTorations and our STACKED lineup of extras on each release of VIXEN, SUPERVIXENS, and BENEATH THE VALLEY OF THE ULTRA-VIXENS. Then we talk about the later-era hardcore films of the man who puts WOOD in Hollywood... ED WOOD JR and his HARD WOOD. We talk about all three titles in the HARD WOOD set as well as a very special BONUS film included that might be worth the price of the release by itself. Lastly, we talk with special guest Kier-La Janisse to discuss the documentary about the cinema that featured those two filmmakers most... SCALA!!! This release comes with the documentary as well as two extra discs that will put you right in the middle of the rowdy Scala crowd. Directors Ali Catterall and Jane Giles join us for an interview about the doc and this once-in-a-lifetime release! BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE! DJ Alfonso is here with a MASSIVE edition of Rendezvous After Hours that you won't want to miss. Timecodes below: 4:00 - SCALA!!! 8:30 - Interview with SCALA!!! Directors Ali Catterall and Jane Giles 44:45 - VIXEN 1:08:00 - SUPERVIXENS 1:20:08 - BENEATH THE VALLEY OF THE ULTRA-VIXENS 1:27:41 - HARD WOOD: The Adult Features of Ed Wood 1:53:40 - Rendezvous After Hours
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SEPTEMBER 2024 - ALL THE HAUNTS BE OURS VOL. 2 w/ KIER-LA JANISSE
08/29/2024
SEPTEMBER 2024 - ALL THE HAUNTS BE OURS VOL. 2 w/ KIER-LA JANISSE
Gather ‘round the fire in the woods for this nearly 5-hour journey into the heart of ALL THE HAUNTS BE OURS VOL. 2 with box set producer / curator Kier-La Janisse taking Andrew, Amy and David through every graphic detail of this impossibly massive undertaking. Understand why Andrew declares this session “a catharsis," while David calls the set, "a masterclass in curation and execution unlike any other in physical media and which should hopefully help to retire the woefully dated phrase 'Criterion-level’," as Amy cries, “this box set is the apotheosis of everything everyone has been working towards." Also discover which film Kier-La says is one of the scariest she's ever seen. Then let DJ Alfonso lead you further down the dark path with a special feature length Rendezvous After Hours. Timecodes below for each disc in the podcast: 0:00 Preamble 8:50 - D1 - TO FIRE YOU COME AT LAST / PSYCHOMANIA 23:50 - D2 - THE ENCHANTED / WHO FEARS THE DEVIL 47:00 - D3 - THE WHITE REINDEER / EDGE OF THE KNIFE 57:58 - D4 - BORN OF FIRE 1:09:35 - D5 - IO ISLAND / SCALES 1:19:50 - D6 - BAKENEKO: A VENGEFUL SPIRIT / NANG NAK 1:30:05 - D7 - SUNDELBOLONG / SUZZANNA: QUEEN OF BLACK MAGIC 1:42:25 - D8 - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST / THE NINTH HEART 1:49:20 - D9 - NOVEMBER / DEMON 2:00:00 - D10 - LITAN / BLOOD TEA AND RED STRING 2:08:10 - D11 - NAZARENO CRUZ AND THE WOLF / AKELARRE 2:22:05 - D12 - FROM THE OLD EARTH 2:34:45 - D13 - THE CITY OF THE DEAD / THE RITES OF MAY 2:50:15 - Book Breakdown 2:57:20 - Merch Breakdown 3:02:56 - Rendezvous After Hours with DJ Alfonso Hope you enjoy the releases and don't forget to rate the show and leave a comment if it helped you at all!
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JULY 2024 - SEVERIN SUMMER SALE including OPERA UHD
07/09/2024
JULY 2024 - SEVERIN SUMMER SALE including OPERA UHD
Grab some sunscreen and get ready to feel the burn in this extra long episode of the Severin Films Podcast breaking down our 10 title SUMMER SALE slate! Join our beloved beach bums as they break down each release, including the UHD debuts, disc debuts, sale exclusives and much much more! Timecodes below for each title in the podcast: 0:00 Preamble (intro including the curse of Cathy and no Pieces/Slaughter High) 9:28 - The Mummy and the Curse of the Jackals 19:50 - The Creature 24:40 - The Mad Bomber with special guest producer Kier-La Janisse 40:10 - The Red Light Bandit with special guest producer Kier-La Janisse 51:20 - Don't Change Hands with special guest producer Kier-La Janisse 59:40 - A Dog Called... Vengeance 1:05:40 - 2020 Texas Gladiators PLUS guest interview: Manlio Gomarasca of Nocturno discussing Joe D'Amato, 2020 Texas Gladiators and the worldwide debut of the soundtrack 1:19:35 - Simple Like Silver 1:24:00 - Dario Argento's Deep Cuts PLUS guest interview with Manlio Gomarasca discussing the discovery of the long lost elements 1:45:03 - Opera PLUS guest interview with the color supervisor, Karim Hussain SSC (CONTAINS MINOR PLOT SPOILERS) 2:23:14 - Rendezvous After Hours with DJ Alfonso Hope you enjoy the releases and don't forget to rate the show and leave a comment if it helped you at all!
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JUNE 2024 - DANZA MACABRA VOL. 3: THE SPANISH GOTHIC COLLECTION
05/18/2024
JUNE 2024 - DANZA MACABRA VOL. 3: THE SPANISH GOTHIC COLLECTION
Join us as we break down our June 2024 releases! The Severin Films gang welcomes special guest Kat Ellinger to talk about DANZA MACABRA Vol. 3: The Spanish Gothic Collection (Necrophagous / Cake of Blood / Cross of the Devil / The Night of the Walking Dead). As always, DJ Alfonso is here to treat your ears to a playlist inspired by this months announcement.
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MAY 2024 - GAME OF CLONES Vol 1 - Bruceploitation Boxset
03/29/2024
MAY 2024 - GAME OF CLONES Vol 1 - Bruceploitation Boxset
The unbe-LEE-vable team at Severin are here again to discuss the upcoming fist of fury that is the Bruceploitation box set, THE GAME OF CLONES VOL. 1. We're extremely proud to discuss this incredible box! We go disc-by-disc breaking down all 15 movies, including the world-wide blu ray debut of films from pre-print elements for the first time. As you listen, you'll learn just how much heart and passion went into not only the box, but how hard some of these films are to find in a complete form. You'll sweat just thinking about it! Cool down with DJ Alfonso with an extended set inspired by this months announcement!
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MARCH 2024 - BUTCHER BAKER NIGHTMARE MAKER, THE GREAT ALLIGATOR, CATHY'S CURSE, THE DEVIL'S HONEY
03/08/2024
MARCH 2024 - BUTCHER BAKER NIGHTMARE MAKER, THE GREAT ALLIGATOR, CATHY'S CURSE, THE DEVIL'S HONEY
The smut assasin's at Severin are coming at with a slate of UHD upgrades that are guaranteed to make you sweat. Join us as we break down all four of the March titles. Two Severin Films Hall of Famers get the red carpet treatment as they make their UHD debut, CATHY'S CURSE and THE DEVIL'S HONEY. Making its Severin Films AND UHD debut is the Sergio Martino entry in the Jawsploitation genre, THE GREAT ALLIGATOR! Lastly, a film that needs no introduction, BUTCHER BAKER NIGHTMARE MAKER! The Video Nasty that will make your mother shout "OH MY!" Making it's UHD debut with a boat-load of new extras. As always, DJ Alfonso provides a playlist of songs inspired by this months drop! Hope you're ready for this!
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FEBRUARY 2024 - THE SCAVENGERS, THE HOT SPUR, and LOLA
02/12/2024
FEBRUARY 2024 - THE SCAVENGERS, THE HOT SPUR, and LOLA
The dastardly dealers at Severin are coming at with a slate of films that put the WILD in "The Wild West!" Join us as we break down all three of the February titles. Two iconic roughies from the Something Weird Video archive being restored from their original camera negatives, THE HOT SPUR and THE SCAVENGERS directed by Lee Frost. Also coming out this month is a wild take on the found footage genre and blending it with the history altering LOLA! As always, DJ Alfonso provides a playlist of songs inspired by this months drop! Hope you're ready for this!
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JANUARY 2024 - BLOODMOON, BURIAL GROUND, and DRACULA, PRISONER OF FRANKENSTEIN
01/16/2024
JANUARY 2024 - BLOODMOON, BURIAL GROUND, and DRACULA, PRISONER OF FRANKENSTEIN
New Year New Sleaze! Turn off the lights and grab your moms, becuase we're going to take a BITE out of January. Listen as we break down the three titles hitting shelves this January including the Jess Franco's monster rally DRACULA, PRISONER OF FRANKENSTEIN. Making it's US UHD debut is the Italian sleazoid classic BURIAL GROUND! Lastly, the Aussie who-dunnit slasher infamous for it's FRIGHT BREAK makes an HD debut with both versions to choose from! CHICKENS BEWARE!
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BONUS - END OF THE YEAR RECAP
12/27/2023
BONUS - END OF THE YEAR RECAP
Join us as we take a final look back at an incredible year in home video releases. Join your hosts in a much more relaxed format compared to our usual show. We talk about some of our favorites, some of the contraversies that have come up, we hear from more of the Severin office, as well as talk about the first quarter of 2024. As always, DJ Alfonso is ringing in the new year with some of his favorite tracks for the past years worth of shows. Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!
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NOVEMBER 2023 - PART 2 - BLACK FRIDAY
11/20/2023
NOVEMBER 2023 - PART 2 - BLACK FRIDAY
Your best buds covered in blood are BACK for part two of an extremely stacked November! This time breaking down all nine titles available starting Black Friday plus exclusive merch as well as a few other surprises in this power packed episode. Listen in as we discuss the full slate including the holy trinity of Michele Soavi UHD releases, THE CHURCH, THE SECT, and CEMETERY MAN. The highly requested SPIDER LABYRINTH making it's UHD debut as well. Not to mention the 1-2-punch from producer Samuel M. Sherman, including the first non-black & white zombie film, THE DEAD ONE and RAIDERS OF THE LIVING DEAD. Buddy Giovinazzo joins us to talk about the state-side premiere of his hardly seen classic THE UNSCARRED, Kier-La Janisse explains why STIR and CLOSED CIRCUIT deserve to be on your radar! As always, DJ Alfonso curated a special playlist to celebrate... and you bet your ass it starts with the theme song to RAIDERS OF THE LIVING DEAD!
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NOVEMBER 2023 - PART 1 - DANZA MACABRA Vol. 2
10/12/2023
NOVEMBER 2023 - PART 1 - DANZA MACABRA Vol. 2
Join Euro-cult Santa, David Gregory, and his merry bunch of sadistic Severin elves as they break down a surprise November announcement, DANZA MACABRA Volume 2! Why am I making Christmas puns this early? You'll just have to listen to the episode to find out. Listen to the Severin team with special guest Kat Ellinger break down this impressive follow up to the successful Vol. 1 from earlier this year. 4 brand new titles including the titular title DANZA MACABRA (aka CASTLE OF BLOOD) making it's UHD premiere! The premiere of a brand new restoration of THE DEVIL'S LOVER, a film that the crew say is due for a reappraisal! The English friendly premiere of the bold THEY HAVE CHANGED THEIR FACE, a film Kat has been trying to track down forever, getting restored from the only known element! Plus a modern take (modern for the time) on the Jekyll and Hyde story, JEKYLL! Not only do you have this all to look forward to, you get the extra treat of DJ Alfonso making a Rendevous After Hours you'll never forget!
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BONUS EP - Halloween Picks with Kat Ellinger
10/04/2023
BONUS EP - Halloween Picks with Kat Ellinger
While recording our upcoming episode with guest Kat Ellinger, the team decided to break down their top 3 picks to watch this Halloween season!
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OCTOBER 2023 - DOCTOR BUTCHER / COUNT DRACULA / PORTABELLA FILMS
09/15/2023
OCTOBER 2023 - DOCTOR BUTCHER / COUNT DRACULA / PORTABELLA FILMS
Happy Halloween from your frightful friends as Severin! David, Zach, Amy, and Andrew team up to tell you every terrifying detail about this October slate of releases! Unveiling two 4K UHD releases of Severin staples, Jess Franco's COUNT DRACULA and the infamous DOCTOR BUTCHER aka ZOMBI HOLOCAUST! Plus, a double feature of Pere Portabella's art films he made during the filming of COUNT DRACULA. As always, stay tuned after the podcast to listen to DJ Alfonso's playlist inspired by this months announcement!
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